06/24/2026
Original 1872 Mitchell Map NOVA SCOTIA NEW BRUNSWICK Canada Cape Breton PEI
$22.99
Original hand colored 1872 antique map of Canada's Maritime Provinces, printed more than 150 years ago.
It was published by Samuel Augustus Mitchell, Jr., Philadelphia, in 1872 and is dated in the lower margin.
The map has a decorative grapevine border, and the image area measures 34 x 27.5 cm [13½ in. x 10¾ in.], with generous margins on all sides.
Its full title is "County Map of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Cape Breton Island, and Prince Edward's Island."
There is a mileage scale at the lower left, and longitude is measured from Greenwich and Washington.
The coverage area extends from Cape Sable, Nova Scotia, to the Hudson's Bay Company Trading Post west of Cape Whittle, Saguenay County, Quebec.
The map locates numerous cities, towns and natural features, with many place names. It shows completed and proposed railroads, and shoreline details include numerous bays, coves, points, harbors, and islands.
Among the named places and features are Anticosti Island, Fredericton, Sydney, Charlottetown, St. Lawrence River, Magdalen Islands, Louisbourg, Northumberland Strait, Chatham, Hopewell, Antigonish, and the Bay of Fundy.
An inset at the lower right gives a closer look at the city and harbor of Halifax.
It would make a handsome display in your den or office. It would also make a perfect gift, and we'll include our helpful framing tips for your reference.
The Mitchell firm was one of the leading American cartographic publishing firms in the mid-19th century. Mitchell maps are distinguished by their fine detail and attractive decorative borders. They are displayed proudly in museums and private collections around the world.
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